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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-15
Business Genius.

One of the hardest things for the labor
ag;tator to understand is the value that is
accorded to financial ability; that is, that in
tultive acumen and foresight which enable
a man to determine what il and what is not a
desirable enterprise or investment, and to
arrange the means OF securing profitable re-
turns when the enterprise or investment is
entered upon. And yet, in a great many
cases the possession OF this gift constitutes
the difference between success and failure.
There are some men who are positive geuluses
in this direction, and VINO, as the saying is, if
they were to start a peanut stand with a
capital of dollar, would. in five years time,
be relatively wealthy individuals case
illustrative of the value of this mental ability
occurred not long ago in this city. One OF
the partners of firm possessed this peculiar
aptitude, anu his judgment was implicitly
relied upon by those associated
with him. To the outside observer
he was. apparently, the fifth wheel to the
coach, coming down and going from his office
at his pleasure. and, when there ,loafing about
with his hands 10 his pockets, while his part
ners were shaving it from early to late, drum
ming up trade or working over bills and &C.
counts. But when, by a change in the bust
ness, this apparently useless member left the
concern, those who remained found that tn ey
had parted with the one VINO nad given con-
fidence and profit to their operations. The
responsibility thrown upon the others of
judging of what to do and what not to do was
found TO be onerous in the extreme, and what
Is more, the decisions arrived at were by no
means as satisfactory as they had been.
Now, on the ordinary estimates of work il is
difficult to gauge the value OF services of this
kind. The Judgment of such man may be
invaluable. for without it profitable chances
may pass unrecognized. 1t appears to be a
gift of nature, like the poetical or musical
talent, only if it is properly employed, il
ordinarily brings to its possessor larger ma
terial results.-Boston Herald.
We are informed that the Umbagog Pulp
! al - ,vt slo.-
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Timber Land for Sale.

The north half of Township No. 2, Range 4,Frans
lin County, Me. Also two blocks one mile squssr.
each, adjoining in No. 2, r. s. This tract conlsiS
between $4,000 and 1900 acres, the larger par y
which Is heavily timbered with pine, spruce ana "
tween fer'y and fifty millions. 1t is well watereaT
q der Stream and Tim Brook, both Of which CIV ~
1t, taking Ia part of the famous Tim Pond lnss
streams empty into Dead River which comes ID"
the kennebec below Moosehead Lake.
GILBERT EONGFELLOW,
July Is, 1887. Machias, Name
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BuCklen's Arntcs Salve.

The oest Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns, and all Skin Eruption, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar.
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box. For sale
by Devine & Coughlin. may29+d&wlv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-15

The Kennebec Journal establishment IL prepared
At all times TO give immediate attention to orders OF
any kind Of book or job printing. We have every
presses, large Quantities Of paper stock, and the
lates: gtyles Of type. Orders by mail viii receive
yrornpf attention
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T!yg!sl. MORTGAGE AND Esvs! CO,

Five and 10 year GUARANTEED per cent first
mortgages, and bonds secured by deposit of frsl
mortgages with FARMER 10 An AND TRUST
COMPANY, 20 William St., New York, payable,
principal and interest, at their office. Sums suit
investor. Agent wanted in Augusta. Eastern head
quarters, BRADSTREET & CURTIS, Bankers, IS
Pine St., New York. aag6dlsw3m
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WASHINGTON.

A man giving the name of Geo NJ TAYLOR
and claiming to be a native of Calais, died
recently of typhoid fever in Chico. California
The Calais Advertiser reports that no one in
Calais has any knowledge of such man.
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ldUeTfi3in0 Rates
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.

Can be had application at the Office. The
Daily and Weekly taken together afford the best
sdyertfsinr medium this sectiou Of the State.
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he DAILY ssSysssI i!.sSa.

For sale every Wednesday neon at the bookstore
off. y. Pierce, Augusta c. l.. Spaulding Hallowell
o. N. Blanchard, Gardiner.
If not paid within the year the Daily Is $500 a
ard the Wneklu AZ
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ANIDROSIS i!

THE COMPOUND vAPOR BATH Is now offering
\ business TO multi ude Of Ladies and Gentlemsh
Gall over the WORLDLY, who desire to become beneise
tors. while securing good bank deposit And tosyy
family II is sure tateguard against the Ills Of ~
which 80 often terminate In early death. While ~
simplicity OF this tuning and disnfecting luxury ~
fam ly use make II perfect success In he homes
the most inexperienced. For indisputable eviden'e
address DIR. CONANT, Skowhegan. Me.
algid6wt
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YORK

The reservoir at the Phillips spring, Old
Orch ard, is nearly excavated. 1t is $50 feet
long and so feet wide and has capacity of
nearly 800, 900 gallons. If the pump should
remain idle this reservoir would fill in little
over twenty -fOur hours
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-15

We are informed that the Umbagog Pulp
Company are to put electric lights into their
mill at Livermore Falls, Ms soon ne the sddi-
ton now being built, is completed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-15

Buffalo presents the country with
another retormer in the person of Edward
Evans who has issued call to the citizens
of New York for the formation of party
whose purpose ii shall be 10 reform all the
moral, social and political evils of the
land lie has undertaken bigger Job
than his illustrious fellow citizen, Mr..
Cleveland, whom even George William
Curtis acknowledges failure in this line.
Mr. Evans should be warned by precedent.
July fire losses, $l4 000, 900. are the
largest on record. and the loss since Jan.
uary |, S77, 900, 900, has never been ex-
ceeded for the first seven months of any
year. The serious side of this loss 10 that
it is not due to any one large fire but to
MANY small ones, and the manner in which
fires increase during any period of strn-
gency raises the question whether times
for the last seven months have not borne
harder on the small trader than most OBJ
servers have imagined.
Henry S. Ives. the financial adventurer
of Wall street has by his disastrous failure
only met the expectations of those who
knew him and his business methods. 1t
is claimed that while he was clerk in a
large banking house, his conduct was
such as to cause his discharge. Honesty
did not seem to be his characteristic then.
He has been extremely reckless and I'M
scrupuous in his operations, has brought
discrodlt upon an important railroad co n
pany, and has been an uncertain and
troublesome factor in the affairs of Wall
street The fate which he has brought
upon himself is fully merited. No trust
worthy estimate OF the Liabilities and as
sets can yet be given. The only thing to
regret in the matter is that reputable PEG
pile will suffer through making loans
which enabled this constituencies specu.
lator to indulge in his wildcat schemes
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Lost.

II bill; any person finding the same and leaving
it with the owner. will confer great favor. JAS.
GRANGER. Public Building aug5du
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6Deci0L Advertisements.

Small advertisements not exceeding three lines,
comma under the head Of WANTED, For SALE
70 LET, LOST, SC, aciu be Inserted here one time
or rs CENTS three times for 40 cents, and ceek
for 90 cents.
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TAINTED.

XXyANTED-Two cooks, three table walters;
w also chamber girls. DEWITT HOUSE, Lew
iston. augl0d1w
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VIyANTED-To sell Pianos. Organs, Sewing
w NJ chimes, new second hand, for cash or
nstallment BEAN. Darby Block. aug9diws
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-08-15

800 yards Scotch Cling
hams, worth 25c. per yard, |
now offer at Is cents per
yard.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
Yankee ShreWdness.

A Northern shoe merchant set up a
shop in Vicksbnrg several years ago.
and buying his stock of the manufac-
turer he had always dealt with, with
out reference to any pecuharities
among his new patrons, found himself
loaded with an absolutely unstable
lot of shoes At first he thought his
case was hopeless, and then noticing
that the few small numbers he had
were too small really for the people
that called for them, he tumbled to the
real state of the case The Vicks-
burg ladies were greatly gratified at
his automatically loud ayowals that lie
had bought his stock all wrong through
ignorance Of the tininess of the Sonth-
ern foot. and when he at considerable
expenditure of time and ingenuity,
managed to mark a large part OF his
stock over again and invited them to
come and see his goods bought for lit
tie feet, he drove good trade, and he
SAYS saved himself from bankruptcy.
As fact, however, he did have few
boxes of advanced sizes for which he
had no call whatever. IN. y. Graphic.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
THE RATTLEsNAKE's EYE.
Its Malignant. Terrible and Dangerously
Fascinating Expression.

K0oNhnnttns rcSStOns
Never seeing a snake charm a bird or
animal. concluded it was negro
superstition or fancy. devoid of fact.
So l continued to think until few
days ago when farmer friend of mine.
living four miles south Of Abilene, told
me what he had lately witnessed. He
said he was riding along on prairie,
and saw prairie dog within few feet
of him, which refused to scamper to
his hole, as prairie dogs usually do
when approached by man; on the con-
trary, he sat as if transfxed to the
spot, though making a constant nerv-
ous, shuddering motion. as if anxious
to get away. My friend thought this
was strange, and while considering the
spectacle, he presently saw large rat
tlesnake coiled up under some bushes,
his head uplifted. about six or seven
feet from the dog. which still needed
him not, but looked steadily upon the
snake. He. dismounted, took the dog
by the head and thrust him off, when
the snake, which had up to that
moment remained quiet, Immediately
swelled with rage. and began sound
ing his rattles The prairie dog for
some time seemed benumbed, hardly
capable of motion, but grew better, and
finally got into his hole. My friend
then killed the RATHER Now, was this
case of charming? If not, what was
it? Ny friend who told me this is
named John Irving Mcclure, farmer.
well known to me, good and truthful
man. | now give it up that snakes do
indeed charm. or so paralyze birds and
little animals with terror, when they
catch their eye. that they become help
less and motionless, almost as good as
dead. What say the scientists?
And to one who is familiar with the
eyes Of rattlesnakes it does not seem
unreasonable that they should have
such power. If you will examine the
eye of one when he is cold in death,
You will perceive that it has an ex
tremely malignant and terrible express
sion. When he is alive and excited |
know of nothing in all nature of so
dreadful appearance as the eye of the
rattlesnake. 1t is enough to strike not
only birds and little animals but men
with nightmare. Ihave on several oe-
casions examined them closely with
strong glasses, and feel with all force
what state, and | will tell you that
there are few Eien on the face
of the earth who can look upon an
angered rattlesnake through a good
glass-bringing him apparently within
foot or two Of the eye-and stand it
more than moment. = Forest and
Stream.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
OLD-TIME VAGARIES.
How Ague and Nightmare Were Cured
the Good Old Days.

the Good Old Days.
In the early days of credulity and
superstition the popular mind was pre-
pared to receive as a remedy any thing
of mysterious character. A ring
made on the hinge of coffin was cred
tied with the power of relieving cramps,
which also received solace when a
rusty old sword was hing up by the
patients bedside. Nails driven into
an oak tree were not n cure, but pre-
ventive against toothache. A halter
which had served to hang criminal
withal, when bound round the temples,
was found an infallible remedy for
headache. A still more efficacious
remedy was found, of course, in the
'.moss' growing on a human skull,
which moss was dried and pulverized
and then taken by way of cephalic
snuff. A dead mans hand could dis
pei rtumors Of the glands by stroking
the parts nine times; but the hand of a
man who had been cut down from the
gallows-tree was, we need not say, &
remedy infinitely more etficacious.
Some of these remedies still exist
among the superstitious poor of the
provinces, although the formula, of
course, is not now strictly adhered to,
the game being emphatically 'hardly
worth the candle" To cure warts,
for instance, the best thing was to
steal n piece of beef from the butcher,
with which the warts were to be
rubbed, after which it was to be in
tered in any filth, and as the process
of decomposition went on the warts
would wither and disappear.
The chips of gallows on which sew
eral persons had been hanged, when
worn in bag round the neck. were
pronounced an infallible cure for the
ague. The nightmare. supposed. OF
course, to be caused by supernatural
agency, was banished by means of a
stone with hole in it being suspended
at the head of the sufferers bed. This
last remedy went by the name of a
.'hag-stone, because it prevented the
witches, who Of course wrought the
mischief, from sitting on the patient 5
stomach.
Its effect upon these mischievous old
crones was singularly deterrent. The
poor old creatures who could not have
sat horse the moment he began to
walk were credited with riding these
animals over the moorland at headl0ng
speed in the dead of night. when bet
ter disposed and less frisky people were
wrapped in slnmber. A ''hag-stcne'
tied to the key of the stable door at
once put stop TO these heathenish
vagaries. Time.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Unique Phases Exhibited by It During
Thunder Storm.

Unique Phases Exhibited by It During q
Thunderstorm
DR.. Walker, Of the Kansas City Journal,
is somewhat carried away with his admi.
ration for the Washington Monument.
He says: 81 have been living now for
some months at a distance of mile away,
in full view of the Washington Monu.
ment, looking directly upon its eastern
face. fit never seems twice alike. 1t has
its moods and changes of color, like the
tops of the Swiss Alps. This morning
the base of the six hundred foot
structure was lost in a deep blue
mist, which filled the valley for a
depth Of a couple Of hundred feet Then
came section of perhaps one hundred feet
more in which the shaft was purple and
pink, the whole crowned with white
blazing column, hundreds of feet high,
flashing back the sunlight, set against a
deep blue western sky! At another time
you will see the cold, gray base of the
monument rising above the deep green
foliage which surrounds it, with the dark
blue highlands of Arlington beyond, and
er-topping all these the graceful shaft
n'erces the heavens, towering far above
,ne horizon line, until its top is lost in a
sea of feecy clouds. 1t is realized
vision of Jacobs ladder, real
visible stone causeway leading from
Heaven to earth. Do you know of any
other monument like that? A few even
ings ago there was a grand thunder
shower in the east. The west was black
with darkness and even the white monu-
ment was blotted out Of sight But at
every fash of the lightning the whole
eastern face of the monument cleaned
and flashed like polisLe sword, coming
out of the darkness with a suddenness and
viyidness that was startling. 1t seemed
to be q CHASTITY monument, column of
electricity, which leaped from the earth to
the sky. | am sure no other monument
in this world can exhibit such phase as
that.n
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

An English veterinary surgeon, il
writing about an equestrian statue OF
tie Dake Of Wellington, says he has
dissected it with his eye, and the fol-
lowing are the particulars of its singu-
lar anatomy: The head is a unicorn's;
the nostrils are those of pig; the eyes
are policemen's bull's eyes, and the
carcass is that of a prize cow. Its tail
is taken from the circus, and the stiff
ness of its legs is evidently borrowed
from the clothes horse. In short. its
parts are so Heterogeneous that he does
not know what to call it, unless it is
"an omnibus horse in high keep. NJ
Y. ledger.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
A Prominent Merchant In Trouble.

Old moneybags mopes in his oiIce all day,
AS sDappish and cross as bear:
The clerks know enough TO keep out of his way,
- Lest the merchant should grlmble and swear.
Even Tabby, the cat, Is in fear of IL cun
- Or kick. If she ventures too near;
lheg AL Bnow the master is apt to be rough,
And bis freaks unexpected and queer.
What makes the old fellow so surly and grim,
And behave SO confoundedly meanl
There's certainly something the matter with him
Is it stomach, or liver, or spleen?
We've guessed this liver is sluggish and bad,
Ills blood is disordefed and foul.
II enough to make any one hopeiessly mad
And greet his best friend with grovl.
Golden Medical Discovery, will correct 6
disordered liver and purify the blood, tone
your system and build up your flesh an6
strength.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

-.Great Caesar, SMITH said the
editor of the society paper to his as
sistant, ..here,s a ten-line paragraph
you've written about Colonel Bulger,
and YOU haven t ~calledsffina handsome
once in the whole of it.'E but Colonel
BuEer- isn't Handsome, persisted
Smith. %"HaHdsome!z He's ugly
endqgh to scare.a carload of monkeys
1ntoxt6nvulsions. Then would / be
justified in speaking of him as hand
some?'- Never you mind whether
your justified or not-always speak OF
Colonel Bulger as handsome; get my
butter of him. "--ExcAaYge.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
-Jenkins-oAht my dear fellow.

-Jenkins-"Ah! my dear fellow, l
understand that you ard Miss Ponson-
by are friends no longer" DE Sings
by-"Yes. I've given her the cut di-
weet." Indeed! What was the
matterP" De Sob, her tastes are
too horwid. pom honor" J.-"In
what respeet?' De S.-"Why, she
weally pwefers some one else to me. .
: Boston Budget.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
What II Means.

To the man or woman who has never
oeen i'll, the word " health" is meaning
less. But to the one who has suffered and
despaired, health appears as priceless
boon. To the thousands Of unfortunate
women, who are suffering from some of
the many forms of weaknesses or irregu-
larities peculiar to their sex. Dir. Pierce's
Fayorite Prescription holds forth the
promise of q speedy restoration Of this
"priceless BOOM
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
Lung Troubles and Wasting

Diseases can be cured, if properly treated
in time, as shown by the following state
ment from d. G.. Freeman, Sydney: "Hav-
ing been a great sufferer from pulmonary
attacks, and gradually wasting away for the
past two years, it affords me pleasure to
testify that SCoTT's EMULSION of Cod Liver
Oil with Lime and Soda has given me great
relief, and l cheerfully recommend it to all
suffering in a similar way to myself. In ad-
to take"
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

OLD pill boxes are spread over the land by
the thousands after having been emptied by
suffering humanity. What mass Of sick
ening, disgusting medicine the poor stomach
has to contend with. Too much strong medi-
cine. Prickly Ash Bitters is rapidly and
surely taking the place Of all this class of
drugs, and in curing all the ills arising from
disordered condition of the liver, kidneys,
stomach and bowels.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
20. no. ma am,n pleaded the tram

10, no, ma am, pleaded the tramp,
s'you may think my life all sunshine,
but it amt. Wherever | 90 am be-
set by dangers. In short, ma'am,
carry my life in my hands. "Ah,
seer' exclaimed his temporary hostess;
THAT accounts for your not washing
your hands. You don't dare to do ii
for fear you'll drown yourself. "-Bos.
ton transcript.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

r. w TANsILL 81 Co, Chicago:
My retail sales of your "Tansill's Punch u
Scent cigar for last year (1SS2) were 1S2, 600
This year l expect to sell at least $50, ,000 OF
this justly popular brand.
CHAs. s. PEoHITT, Druggist,
Denver, Col.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

A woman who had recently marrial
a rich man, and put on good deal OF
style. meeting an old servant of her
fathers family, asked: do they miss
me at home nowP'' To which the serg-
ant replied: claw. no. They don t
Miss you at all. You're only plain
Maria, at home. just as ypH aiw'.t :
was. ~ Y. Ledger.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

WHY is an unsteady man like an unsteady
light? Because he is aptto go out nights. -
\. I. Ledger.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
T4,ree BOTTLES Cure CatarrIs.

ELI RopBr.s. Ruagan P; @, Columbia trSeS Ge,
Pa, says: My daughter had cataTrm COW DR. DR.
Sues se Hs oatarr{h sn {eRa Remedy advertised and pr?
cured bottle for her and soon saw erI,a. tnaI
helped her; third botti9 eaeo1ea gea-a old and
sound and hearty"
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

MINISTERS are about the only servants
who do not have Sunday out.'-Harper's
Bazdr.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

A NAN viii run after dollar, while dog
will follow scent Ontario Fres Press.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

The bursting Of the bellows com
pletely wrecked the large organ in the
Presbyterian church at Bloomfield, n,
J., reeently.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

AFTER a cyclone every body feels blew
and discouraged.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

In great extremities-a Western mans
gout. Hayea Aces.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

No, YOU may not understand why sawlog
IS like crank, but il you look close you win
see that they are both OFF their base.-Daluth
Paragrapher.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

FAIR Fashlonables patropize that stand
ard beautifer, Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and lThisker Dye, Sc. Tie best.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
An English veterinary surgeon,

TIP the waiter heavily If you would heav'
ily ~ the scales.-liote! -toL.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

LYONS Tasteless Syrup of Quinine is as
pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Children love it.25o
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

YOU'VE got the drop on me" as the pa
per said to the ink-biot --Chariestoun E1ller-
DrtSr
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative PeHets:-
yegetable, harmless, painless, sure.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

THE best cough medicine is Pisos Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

TIE spooks and gobilns that delight
TO fill W :th terror all the night;
That stalk abroad in hiceoGs dreams
With which dyspepsia fancy teens,
VIII never trouble with their Ills
The man who trusts IL, pierce's Pills.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24
Feminine Farmers in lava.

Nine hundred and fifty women in Iowa
own and manage farms. Six more have
stock farms and twenty dairy farms.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

THE willy autumnal politician, like the
street Arab, stumps it for suckers
Huntsville gazette., 1887-09-24

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c